Table 4.
Comparisons of positron emission tomography variables of interest according to sex, smoking history, and stage according to American Joint Committee on Cancer.
| Variables | ExcessKurtosis_ HISTO | Sphericity_SHAPE | Variance_GLCM | Correlation_GLCM | LZE_ GLZLM | GLNU_GLZLM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, mean (SD) | Females (n = 25) | 1.849 (4.830) |
0.904 (0.096) |
20.010 (30.118) |
0.743 (0.104) |
35343.472 (133495.181) |
19.109 (23.159) |
| Males (n = 62) |
0.967 (3.213) |
0.936 (0.094) |
20.979 (25.708) |
0.722 (0.113) |
30955.319 (145426.809) |
44.254 (80.101) |
|
| p value | 0.685 | 0.140 | 0.611 | 0.453 | 0.476 | 0.748 | |
| Smoking history, mean (SD) | No (n = 8) |
−0.270 (0.653) |
0.930 (0.078) |
19.039 (15.733) |
0.744 (0.083) |
−4966.920 (9276.960) |
26.023 (27.943) |
| Yes (n = 79) |
1.372 (3.891) |
0.927 (0.097) |
20.869 (27.814) |
0.726 (0.113) |
35981.670 (147862.953) |
38.143 (72.412) |
|
| p value | 0.260 | 0.891 | 0.670 | 0.903 | 0.608 | 0.812 | |
| AJCC stage, mean (SD) | I (n = 5) |
4.180 (7.410) |
0.969 (0.090) |
14.265 (22.681) |
0.574 (0.151) |
−6434.922 (2239.339) |
2.494 (1.497) |
| II (n = 12) |
1.271 (3.842) |
0.886 (0.083) |
15.924 (15.299) |
0.755 (0.095) |
−6371.951 (8811.401) |
44.015 (57.732) |
|
| III (n = 28) |
0.426 (2.868) |
0.950 (0.084) |
21.956 (30.266) |
0.736 (0.120) |
29371.230 (119,758.438) |
41.815 (62.151) |
|
| IV (n = 42) |
1.384 (3.619) |
0.918 (0.102) |
21.995 (27.999) |
0.733 (0.091) |
49,739.528 (17,7486.562) |
35.952 (80.746) |
|
| p value | 0.092 | 0.186 | 0.862 | 0.066 | 0.329 | 0.195 |